newest creation

jthpipes · Post by **jthpipes** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 7:30 am

Used cocobolo on the shank. what does everybody think...

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 9:14 am

Very cool buddy!

Nice transition. The fat shank and slim stem are an interesting touch. To my tastes, the shank might be a bit too fat, but its hard to gauge that in a pic.

Nice pipe.

achduliebe · Post by **achduliebe** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 9:49 am

John,

That is a very sweet pipe. I really like the cocobolo. Nice staining and beautiful grain on the stummel.

JMB · Post by **JMB** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 1:04 pm

Love it. The"flame" on the front reminds me of the way we use to "flame" the sides of our 50's cars. O to be young again.

bscofield · Post by **bscofield** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 2:52 pm

jthpipes, how did you do the transition? Did you countersink the cocobolo and then sand down the briar and epoxy it into the cocobolo?

jthpipes · Post by **jthpipes** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 7:49 pm

I drilled hole in the cocobolo and then chucked the briar iin my lathe to make a tenon. a little epoxy and clamp and it was good to go. I then used a forstner bit to counter sink the end of the shank a bit so the stem sits inside the cocobolo. I hope you understand my ramblings :think:

marks · Post by **marks** » Sat Mar 12, 2005 8:39 am

You did a very nice job on that pipe. Not sure about the fat shank (personal opinion), but the extention on the shank, the shank bowl transition, finish, shape, etc look great. The coloring of the briar versus the cocobolo look great to me as well.